1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

1988 men's basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana August 2023 March 2026 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference I Men's 200px 6 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana Xavier 4th Pete Gillen 3rd Byron Larkin (3rd MVP) Xavier The 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 10–12 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.1987-88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/midwestern-collegiate/1988.html March 9, 2020 Xavier defeated 1987 men Detroit Titans Detroit in the championship game, 122–96, to win their third consecutive (fourth overall) MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament. The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament as the #11 seed in the Midwest region. Format All six conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams (Xavier, Evansville) earning a bye into the semifinal round. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, March 10 SemifinalsSaturday, March 11 ChampionshipSunday, March 12 4 1987 men Butler Bulldogs Butler 59 5 1987 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola-Chicago 67 3 1987 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 63 6 1987 men Detroit Titans Detroit 66 1 #20 Xavier 117 5 Loyola-Chicago 79 6 Detroit 75 2 1987 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville 74 1 #20 Xavier 122 2 Detroit 96 References Category:Horizon League men's basketball tournament Tournament Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament